We're Here (by Thom)

OK, this is a few days late but we arrived safely in Dakar last Friday morning. Our flight was even early! All our luggage came in with us (a fun treat) and we've been simultaneously recovering from jet lag and plugging into setting up our house, as well as regular ministry responsibilities.
The painters are currently in our new apartment and should be done in about 3 days. We had an electrician in today and the carpenter will be coming a bit later to fix up a few things.
One great piece of news for us is that the truck driving bringing all our personal effects - including such trivial items as our clothes, fridge, stove, and beds - from Mali to Senegal called yesterday to say he had crossed the river (at about the half-way point) and could be here as early at this evening. This is a pretty big deal since we didn't know what to expect with this truck. The bridge in the Malian city of Kayes is under repair so the truck had to take a ferry. There have been reports of troubles at the ferry so we were very excited to hear the truck had made the crossing safely.

We will have to wait for the paint to dry and air out - it's oil-based - but we're looking to move into our new apartment as soon as early next week.